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Being that this is an atheist website - I figure that means we're a bunch of free-thinking individuals who probably believe strongly in the Constitution. If you are interested in lending your voice…Continue

I don't know how this particular invite wound up on my FB page, but it did. (great rolling of the eyes) I clicked 'not attending', scrolled through some of the comments, and decided the whole thing…Continue

Johnny's post about Hobby Lobby gave me the idea to start this post. I have, for quite some time now, felt that there are two ways to vote - with your ballot, and with your dollar - and I think that…Continue

Now that I'm an atheist, I need some new vocabulary. "Oh my God!", "Good Lord!", Jesus Christ!", and "God damn it" all have to go. What can I replace these God-isms with except for Atheism-isms -…Continue

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"I prefer invoking the names of "Dead" gods, such as Odin or Zeus, or Quetzalcoatl (Believe me, that last one is tricky). I like the looks people give me, because frankly it's just effing hilarious. We were having some sort of banquet…"

"I find the best way to train yourself to stop using these type of religious expressions (and to have some fun at the expense of the deluded) is to modify them rather than replace them completely, i.e replace "Oh God" with "Oh…"

"You could slightly modify the "ballsacks" one to the Brit swear word "bollocks" which means "balls".
There's a great scene in the movie Formula 51 (outside the U.S. this movie is called The 51st State) where Elmo…"

"I could never use that - my kids used to watch a show on Disney called That's So Raven, starring Raven Simone. She ALWAYS said, "Oh SNAP!" when anything went wrong - and since it was a Disney show, she wound up saying it over and…"

"if i want to say:
jesus, i shorten it to just jeez or bejebus.
mother of god, i say mother of earl
my god, my goodness
i'm trying to find a good way to not say things like holy ________ (insert swear/non-swear word here). i've found…"

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Your Religious Status

Atheist

About Me:

Single mom. College student. Secular humanist. Agnostic atheist. You'll have to excuse me, I need to rinse off the glue now - so many labels I've just placed on myself, I've begun to feel quite sticky.

Age

31-35

Why are you here?

It would be nice to have conversations wherein I don't have to hear "Well bless your heart." or "Have a blessed day." or "What church do you go to?" and the like.

The religion you left

Catholic

Why you left your religion.

I became disgusted with the way self-professed christians behaved and decided I wanted nothing to do with them.

Garrison's Blog

I am surrounded by family, but feel like I'm all alone anyway. With the exception of my dad and myself, none of the rest of my family votes. They are not politically active at all. They support no causes, they do not stand up for their rights. I have put a link on my Facebook page with petitions for supporting the repeal of both DADT and DOMA and supporting the American Traveler Dignity Act, with messages on both that say "Please sign the petition and stand up for yourself and everyone else!"… Continue

This TSA bullshit is just the latest in a long line of attacks on our civil liberties, but it's really pissing me off. I wonder what it will take to finally push a thorough backlash against all of our stupid policies (formal and informal)? Seatbelt laws, helmet laws, mandatory insurance, gay military service bans, gay marriage bans, gay adoption bans, anti-prostitution laws, anti-gambling laws, the war on crime, the war on drugs, the war on terror, unfounded and illegal undeclared wars, corrupt… Continue

I, being of sound mind and body, do declare sovereignty over myself. I alone have the right to decide what I put into my mind and what I put into my body. I alone have the right to decide what I expose my mind and body to.

Wearing a seatbelt in a car is a good safety measure and wearing a helmet on a motorcycle is a life saving measure, but I should not be told that I have to do it. If I don't use seatbelts or helmets, than it will be my cold, dead body lying on the ground,…